This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes some politicians who were also Senators. Nonvoting delegates are included but not ranked.
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Rank | Representative/Delegate | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years & days) |
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1 | Frank J. Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | 100 years, 42 days |
2 | Merwin Coad | September 28, 1924 | 1957–1963 | Iowa | Democratic | 100 years, 3 days |
3 | G. William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | 1969–1987 | Virginia | Republican | 99 years, 203 days |
4 | Lucien Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | 1961–1981 | Michigan | Democratic | 99 years, 126 days |
5 | Roscoe Bartlett | June 3, 1926 | 1993–2013 | Maryland | Republican | 98 years, 120 days |
6 | Philip Ruppe | September 29, 1926 | 1967–1979 | Michigan | Republican | 98 years, 2 days |
7 | Benjamin B. Blackburn | February 14, 1927 | 1967–1975 | Georgia | Republican | 97 years, 230 days |
8 | James W. Symington | September 28, 1927 | 1969–1977 | Missouri | Democratic | 97 years, 3 days |
9 | Bill Archer | March 22, 1928 | 1971–2001 | Texas | Republican | 96 years, 193 days |
10 | Bill Gradison | December 28, 1928 | 1975–1993 | Ohio | Republican | 95 years, 278 days |
11 | Richard Ottinger | January 27, 1929 | 1965–1971 1975–1985 |
New York | Democratic | 95 years, 248 days |
12 | James Nelligan | February 14, 1929 | 1981–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 95 years, 230 days |
13 | Dick Schulze | August 7, 1929 | 1975–1993 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 95 years, 55 days |
14 | Pat Saiki | May 28, 1930 | 1987–1991 | Hawaii | Republican | 94 years, 126 days |
15 | Charles Rangel | June 11, 1930 | 1971–2017 | New York | Democratic | 94 years, 112 days |
16 | Michael Bilirakis | July 16, 1930 | 1983–2007 | Florida | Republican | 94 years, 77 days |
17 | Martha Keys | August 10, 1930 | 1975–1979 | Kansas | Democratic | 94 years, 52 days |
18 | Andy Ireland | August 23, 1930 | 1977–1993 | Florida | Democratic Republican |
94 years, 39 days |
19 | Alec G. Olson | September 11, 1930 | 1963–1967 | Minnesota | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 94 years, 20 days |
20 | Edward G. Biester Jr. | January 5, 1931 | 1967–1977 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 93 years, 270 days |
21 | Ron Packard | January 19, 1931 | 1983–2001 | California | Republican | 93 years, 256 days |
22 | Connie Morella | February 12, 1931 | 1987–2003 | Maryland | Republican | 93 years, 232 days |
23 | John E. Cunningham | March 27, 1931 | 1977–1979 | Washington | Republican | 93 years, 188 days |
24 | Lee Hamilton | April 20, 1931 | 1965–1999 | Indiana | Democratic | 93 years, 164 days |
25 | Bill Clay | April 30, 1931 | 1969–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 93 years, 154 days |
26 | Sander Levin | September 6, 1931 | 1983–2019 | Michigan | Democratic | 93 years, 25 days |
27 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | November 5, 1931 | 1977–1983 | Delaware | Republican | 92 years, 331 days |
28 | Andrew Young | March 12, 1932 | 1973–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 92 years, 203 days |
29 | Alex McMillan | May 9, 1932 | 1985–1995 | North Carolina | Republican | 92 years, 145 days |
30 | Harold V. Froehlich | May 12, 1932 | 1973–1975 | Wisconsin | Republican | 92 years, 142 days |
31 | Beverly Byron | July 27, 1932 | 1979–1993 | Maryland | Democratic | 92 years, 66 days |
32 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | October 5, 1932 | 1973–1979 | California | Democratic | 91 years, 362 days |
33 | David R. Bowen | October 21, 1932 | 1973–1983 | Mississippi | Democratic | 91 years, 346 days |
34 | John Burton | December 15, 1932 | 1974–1983 | California | Democratic | 91 years, 291 days |
N/A | Walter Fauntroy | February 6, 1933 | 1971–1991 | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 91 years, 238 days |
35 | Buddy MacKay | March 22, 1933 | 1983–1989 | Florida | Democratic | 91 years, 193 days |
36 | Bob Dornan | April 3, 1933 | 1977–1983 1985–1997 |
California | Republican | 91 years, 181 days |
37 | Jim Gardner | April 8, 1933 | 1967–1969 | North Carolina | Republican | 91 years, 176 days |
38 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | April 13, 1933 | 1987–1993 | Colorado | Democratic | 91 years, 171 days |
39 | Sid Morrison | May 13, 1933 | 1981–1993 | Washington | Republican | 91 years, 141 days |
N/A | Madeleine Bordallo | May 31, 1933 | 2003–2019 | Guam | Democratic | 91 years, 123 days |
40 | Don Fuqua | August 20, 1933 | 1963–1987 | Florida | Democratic | 91 years, 42 days |
41 | Ken Lucas | August 22, 1933 | 1999–2005 | Kentucky | Democratic | 91 years, 40 days |
42 | Chuck Grassley | September 17, 1933 | 1975–1981 | Iowa | Republican | 91 years, 14 days |
43 | Diane Watson | November 12, 1933 | 2001–2011 | California | Democratic | 90 years, 324 days |
44 | Pat Danner | January 13, 1934 | 1993–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 90 years, 262 days |
45 | Bill Alexander | January 16, 1934 | 1969–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic | 90 years, 259 days |
46 | Richard Shelby | May 6, 1934 | 1979–1987 | Alabama | Democratic | 90 years, 148 days |
47 | Edolphus Towns | July 21, 1934 | 1983–2013 | New York | Democratic | 90 years, 72 days |
48 | Eva Clayton | September 16, 1934 | 1992–2003 | North Carolina | Democratic | 90 years, 15 days |
49 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook | September 21, 1934 | 1982–1983 | Ohio | Republican | 90 years, 10 days |
50 | Jerry M. Patterson | October 25, 1934 | 1975–1985 | California | Democratic | 89 years, 342 days |
51 | Nick Smith | November 5, 1934 | 1993–2005 | Michigan | Republican | 89 years, 331 days |
52 | Stephen L. Neal | November 7, 1934 | 1975–1995 | North Carolina | Democratic | 89 years, 329 days |
53 | Nancy Johnson | January 5, 1935 | 1983–2007 | Connecticut | Republican | 89 years, 270 days |
54 | Cleve Benedict | March 21, 1935 | 1981–1983 | West Virginia | Republican | 89 years, 194 days |
55 | Joel Hefley | April 18, 1935 | 1987–2007 | Colorado | Republican | 89 years, 166 days |
56 | W.S. Stuckey Jr. | May 25, 1935 | 1967–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 89 years, 129 days |
57 | Pete Peterson | June 26, 1935 | 1991–1997 | Florida | Democratic | 89 years, 97 days |
58 | Ron Paul | August 20, 1935 | 1976–1977 1979–1985 1997–2013 |
Texas | Republican | 89 years, 42 days |
59 | Tom Ewing | September 19, 1935 | 1991–2001 | Illinois | Republican | 89 years, 12 days |
60 | James G. Martin | December 11, 1935 | 1973–1985 | North Carolina | Republican | 88 years, 295 days |
61 | Ed Bethune | December 19, 1935 | 1979–1985 | Arkansas | Republican | 88 years, 287 days |
62 | Henry Brown Jr. | December 20, 1935 | 2001–2011 | South Carolina | Republican | 88 years, 286 days |
63 | Pat Roberts | April 20, 1936 | 1981–1997 | Kansas | Republican | 88 years, 164 days |
64 | Barbara B. Kennelly | July 10, 1936 | 1982–1999 | Connecticut | Democratic | 88 years, 83 days |
65 | Barbara Mikulski | July 20, 1936 | 1977–1987 | Maryland | Democratic | 88 years, 73 days |
66 | Michael J. Harrington | September 2, 1936 | 1969–1979 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 88 years, 29 days |
67 | Sue Kelly | September 26, 1936 | 1995–2007 | New York | Republican | 88 years, 5 days |
68 | Dave Hobson | October 17, 1936 | 1991–2009 | Ohio | Republican | 87 years, 350 days |
69 | Joan Kelly Horn | October 18, 1936 | 1991–1993 | Missouri | Democratic | 87 years, 349 days |
70 | Bill Jenkins | November 29, 1936 | 1997–2007 | Tennessee | Republican | 87 years, 307 days |
71 | Grace NapolitanoTemplate:Dagger | December 4, 1936 | 1999–present | California | Democratic | 87 years, 302 days |
72 | Jim McDermott | December 28, 1936 | 1989–2017 | Washington | Democratic | 87 years, 278 days |
73 | Edward Mezvinsky | January 17, 1937 | 1973–1977 | Iowa | Democratic | 87 years, 258 days |
74 | Tom Osbourne | February 23, 1937 | 2001–2007 | Nebraska | Republican | 87 years, 221 days |
N/A | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | March 13, 1937 | 1981–1988 | American Samoa | Democratic | 87 years, 202 days |
75 | Paul Kanjorski | April 2, 1937 | 1985–2011 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 87 years, 182 days |
76 | Robert Bauman | April 4, 1937 | 1973–1981 | Maryland | Republican | 87 years, 180 days |
77 | Ernie Konnyu | May 17, 1937 | 1987–1989 | California | Republican | 87 years, 137 days |
78 | Solomon Ortiz | June 3, 1937 | 1983–2011 | Texas | Democratic | 87 years, 120 days |
N/A | Eleanor Holmes NortonTemplate:Dagger | June 13, 1937 | 1991–present | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 87 years, 110 days |
79 | Charles F. Dougherty | June 26, 1937 | 1979–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 87 years, 97 days |
80 | Nita Lowey | July 5, 1937 | 1989–2021 | New York | Democratic | 87 years, 88 days |
81 | Mickey Edwards | July 12, 1937 | 1977–1993 | Oklahoma | Republican | 87 years, 81 days |
82 | Judy Biggert | August 15, 1937 | 1999–2013 | Illinois | Republican | 87 years, 47 days |
83 | Ronnie Flippo | August 15, 1937 | 1977–1991 | Alabama | Democratic | 87 years, 47 days |
84 | Norman D'Amours | October 14, 1937 | 1975–1985 | New Hampshire | Democratic | 86 years, 353 days |
85 | Pat Williams | October 30, 1937 | 1979–1997 | Montana | Democratic | 86 years, 337 days |
86 | Lynn Woolsey | November 3, 1937 | 1993–2013 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 333 days |
87 | Joe Schwarz | November 15, 1937 | 2005–2007 | Michigan | Republican | 86 years, 321 days |
88 | Bill Lipinski | December 22, 1937 | 1983–2005 | Illinois | Democratic | 86 years, 284 days |
89 | Hal RogersTemplate:Dagger | December 31, 1937 | 1981–present | Kentucky | Republican | 86 years, 275 days |
90 | Lois Capps | January 10, 1938 | 1998–2017 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 265 days |
91 | Denny Smith | January 19, 1938 | 1981–1991 | Oregon | Republican | 86 years, 256 days |
92 | Donald Riegle | February 4, 1938 | 1967–1976 | Michigan | Republican Democratic |
86 years, 240 days |
93 | Beryl Anthony Jr. | February 21, 1938 | 1979–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic | 86 years, 223 days |
94 | Dan Burton | June 21, 1938 | 1983–2013 | Indiana | Republican | 86 years, 102 days |
95 | William J. Green III | June 24, 1938 | 1964–1977 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 86 years, 99 days |
96 | Neil Abercrombie | June 26, 1938 | 1986–1987 1991–2010 |
Hawaii | Democratic | 86 years, 97 days |
97 | Leon Panetta | June 28, 1938 | 1977–1993 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 95 days |
98 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | July 15, 1938 | 1969–1983 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 78 days |
99 | Maxine WatersTemplate:Dagger | August 15, 1938 | 1991–present | California | Democratic | 86 years, 47 days |
100 | Buck McKeon | September 9, 1938 | 1993–2015 | California | Republican | 86 years, 22 days |